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Following his request to meet with Salvadoran President Bukele and his announced intent to visit El Salvador earlier this week, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Departure for El Salvador Tomorrow Morning

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the conviction of Rachel Morin's killer: “While the conviction of Rachel Morin’s killer will... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Conviction of Rachel Morin's Killer

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has requested a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele while he is in the United States this week in order to discuss the return of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Requests Meeting with President Bukele to Discuss Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Announces Intent to Travel to El Salvador This Week if Abrego Garcia is Not Returned

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Slam OMB’s Proposed NASA Goddard Cuts, Vow to Fight Back Against NASA Budget

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), released the following... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposed Gutting of NASA Goddard Missions

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) made the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling ordering the Trump Administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) renewed his effort in Congress to create a unified Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA). The CNRA Act proposes to unite a series... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Establish Chesapeake National Recreation Area

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Press Trump Administration on Inhumane Conditions for Detainees at ICE’s Baltimore Field Office

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) made the following statement on his appointment to the Board of Visitors of the United States Naval Academy: “The Naval Academy has... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Appointment to Naval Academy Board of Visitors

Today, U.S. Senator Chirs Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Senator Elizabeth Warren... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Wyden, Cortez Masto, Warren, Padilla Seek Watchdog Investigation of Potential Trump Admin. Violations of Taxpayer Privacy Laws

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) introduced a bill to make the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC), a... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Norton Introduce Bill to Make Union Station Eligible for Funding Under Federal Transportation Grant Programs

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D-N.J.) in reintroducing the Public Service Freedom... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Hirono, Norcross in Introducing Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Public Sector Workers to Join Unions, Bargain Collectively

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department & USAID Management, International Operations,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Shaheen, SFRC Democrats to Rubio: Plan for USAID Illegal, Unconstitutional; Broader Restructuring Threatens National Security

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) in a letter to Health... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Murray, Sanders, Baldwin Demand Answers on Trump, RFK Jr. Ripping $12 Billion Away from Communities to Tackle Public Health Threats, Opioids Crisis, & More

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and 24 Senators wrote to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tedd... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Leads 24 Colleagues in Letter Demanding Answers, Return of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported to El Salvador

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) led a letter alongside Representatives Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07), Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Jamie Raskin... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Demand Answers on Tariff Impact on Port of Baltimore

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Congressional Democrats in Demanding McMahon Reverse Abrupt Policy Change Halting Funding for Schools Nationwide

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his opposition to the budget resolution passed by Senate Republicans early this morning that paves... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Passage of Republican Budget Paving the Way for a Massive Tax Giveaway to the Rich at the Expense of American Families

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) joined Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in reintroducing the Save Our Seafood Act,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Murkowski, Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Seafood Industry’s Long-Term Workforce Needs

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) sent a bicameral letter with over 30 of their colleagues to President Donald Trump urging... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Ivey Lead Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Continue Legal Protections for Cameroonians in the U.S. Who Have Fled Violence, Humanitarian Disaster